Competition Council To Unveil Outcome Of New Study On Romanian Pharmaceutical Market
The Competition Council will make public in autumn the results of a new study regarding the Romanian pharmaceutical market, which has been targeted by some controversial public debates and large media investigations.
Access to next-generation medicines is still difficult in Romania and, both producers and wholesalers are against maintaining the claw-back tax which only burdens companies on the pharmaceutical market.
In turn, patient associations constantly draw attention on the difficulty of getting efficient treatments and on the huge costs of certain medical drugs.
However, specialists say the biggest problem is the parallel export of medicines, which is often neglected by wholesalers, despite huge pressure on the domestic demand. (Romania Libera)
Government And Healthcare Unions Reach Agreement On Additional Work Shifts
Florian Chirculescu, vice-president of the Sanitary Solidarity Federation, said Monday evening, after the meeting with Labor and Health ministers, that the activity in the healthcare system would not be blocked and doctors would keep working shifts as their financial demands were met.
“Activity in the healthcare system will no longer be blocked and this is a big step forward. We were interested in getting guarantees that we shall receive what the government announced last Saturday and we are pleased with this offer,” said Chirculescu.
He added that things would be better starting October 1 and until then, doctors would keep working shifts. According to Chirculescu, doctors’ financial demands have been met. (Adevarul)
Central Bank Governor Says Romanian Economy No Longer Needs To Rely On Consumption
Romania’s economy is already growing above potential based on consumption and if consumption is further stimulated, this will lead to creating jobs only abroad, Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu told a news conference Monday.
According to Isarescu, if we keep stimulating demand, including by cutting the key rate or through other demand stimulating methods, we shall create jobs only abroad.
Romania’s central bank has revised its inflation forecast to -0.4% this year from a previous projection of 0.6%, Isarescu said Monday. (Adevarul)
PSD And ALDE Ready No-Confidence Motion Against Ciolos Cabinet
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) are planning a no-confidence motion aimed at toppling the technocrat government run by Dacian Ciolos.
However, PSD head Liviu Dragnea forgot his party lost the absolute majority in Parliament, after the People’s Movement Party (PMP) merged with the National Union for Romania’s Progress (UNPR).
Dragnea and ALDE head Calin Popescu Tariceanu met on Monday in order to look into the possibility of filing a no-confidence motion.
PSD and ALDE do not enough votes to be able to topple the Ciolos Cabinet. Thus, Dragnea and Tariceanu ought to negotiate with other parliamentary parties, except the National Liberal Party (PNL) which backs the Ciolos government. (Evenimentul Zilei)
5,481 Romanians In The Diaspora Applied To Register On Electoral Roll For Fall Elections
The Standing Electoral Authority on Monday said there were validated 5,481 applications for registration on the electoral roll, which were submitted by Romanian voters residing abroad, 865 more applications than last week.
Of the 5,481 voters applying for registration, 4,286 opted for postal voting and 1,195 for voting at polling stations.
For postal voting, most applications came from Spain (2,045), Italy (953), France (186), Germany (170), Belgium (117) and Great Britain (131). For voting at polling stations, most applications came from Spain (467), the Republic of Moldova (361), Italy (137), Portugal (24), Greece (34), Belgium and France, each with 26. (Adevarul)